You Can't Stop The Bum Rush

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You Can't Stop the Bum Rush is the third studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Len, released on May 25, 1999, through Work Record. The album featured the top ten hit "Steal My Sunshine", which was previously featured on the soundtrack to the 1999 comedy thriller Go. It also managed to peak at No. 46 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and go Gold in the U.S. The album had a mostly positive response from critic. "The Hard Disk Approach" features lyrics entirely in German and uses a motorik beat to emulate the style of krautrock band. The album also featured Buck 65 on the cover of the album, although he reportedly declined an offer to join the band. Despite thi, he provides record scratches on the track "Cold Chillin'". Prior to the release of You Can't Stop the Bum Rush, Len solely consisted of siblings Marc and Sharon Costanzo, who predominately made alternative rock music. The duo independently released two studio album, Superstar (1995) and Get Your Legs Broke (1997), on their own record label, Funtrip Record. Following these release, the duo became tired of producing rock music and considered disbandment. Marc explained: "I was writing, then I thought, ‘This is bullshit; I can't write this shit.' I hated playing guitar." The duo, however, became inspired again after experimenting with hip hop music, opting to move in this direction after receiving positive reception from music industry official. This reception resulted in Len signing with a major record label, the Work Group, and branching outside of being a duo, with the addition of group members Derek "D Rock" MacKenzie, Brian "DJ Moves" Higgin, Philip "Planet Pea" Rae, and Drunkness Monster. The title, You Can't Stop the Bum Rush, refers to the breaking down of barricade, with D Rock commenting that the idea behind it is that "(Len is) coming, you can't stop u." However, the group maintains that the title was created as a joke, with D Rock further adding: "(Len is the) first Canadian band with no talent whatsoever to actually make it to Letterman." .

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